PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smooth Operator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Operator comes to the cage accompanied by Beggin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Operator
vs
Svensson

198 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smooth Operator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Operator's head.
Operator misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svensson counters with a left to the body.
Smooth Operator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Operator swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Operator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Operator scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Operator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson misses with a left hand
and Operator counters with a stiff right hand.
Operator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Operator misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Operator misses the target.
Operator throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Svensson throws a poor cross that misses
and Operator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Operator swinging wildly here.
Operator misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svensson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Operator is breathing heavily.
Svensson works Operator's body with a nice hook.
Operator is looking to wear down Svensson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Operator tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Operator misses with a body shot
and Svensson counters with a left to the body.
Operator misses with a jab to the body
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson thuds a left hand into Operator's body.
Svensson scores with a one two! Operator had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Operator defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Operator ducks down to avoid it.
Operator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Operator misses with an uppercut
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Operator moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Operator misses
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Svensson scores with a nice head shot.
Operator doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Operator misses the body punch
and Svensson counters with a nice body shot.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Operator walks into a straight right hand from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Operator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson with a nice cross.
Operator misses with a hook to the body
and Svensson counters with a crisp right that sends Operator to the canvas! Svensson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Svensson!